On November 18 of the previous year, police and civilian clashes broke out in the Polytechnic University. A large number of demonstrators went to Yau Tsim Mong to support the demonstrators. Among them, 9 men and women were tried for riot crimes.
The judge today (28th) ruled that nine people were told that a riot had occurred at their location, but they ignored the tear gas and warnings fired by the police and chose to stay as a member of the rioting crowd, encouraging the destruction of social peace. They were convicted of rioting. Two of them were also found to have carried lighter fuel and wrenches for illegal purposes. They were also convicted of possessing offensive weapons.
The judge first requested the training center report for the two defendants who were under 21 years old, and the case was postponed to January 15.
At the time of the incident, he was outside the Diocesan Girls' College on Gascoigne Road
The 9 defendants are: Chen Guowei (20 years old), Chen Ziqian (29 years old), Jiang Jingtang (27 years old), Chen Tingkun (20 years old), Huang Shizhe (22 years old), Liang Jiaxing (24 years old), Zeng Qianyi (25 years old), Deng Jinle ( 24 years old), Zhan Longxiang (27 years old).
They were accused of participating in a riot with other unknown persons outside Diocesan Girls' College on Gascoigne Road on November 18, 2019.
Liang Jiaxing and Zhan Longxiang were also charged with possession of offensive weapons or tools suitable for illegal purposes. Among them, Liang was accused of possessing a pair of scissors and a can of lighter fuel; Zhan was accused of possessing a hexagonal spoon and a sparner .
The siege of PolyU in November 2019.
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It is believed that the defendant intends to equip the site to participate in the assembly
The judge believes that the nine defendants are all deliberately equipped to participate in the riot assembly, not just passing by or watching. Before turning and fleeing, each defendant knew that the riot had occurred in their location, but they ignored the tear gas and the tear gas fired by the police. He warned and chose to stay, and continued to be a part of the rioting crowd.
Strengthen the reputation of the rioting crowd
The judge continued that everyone used this to strengthen the reputation of the rioters, encourage and support those who destroy social peace, and believed that the rioters acted on the strength of a large number of people, and all the defendants participated in it, and were arrested by the police because of the frontline or nearby. , Therefore, the 9 defendants were found guilty of rioting.
Bring a lighter wrench to use on site
The judge also mentioned that the scissors and lighter fuel carried by the sixth defendant Liang Jiaxing were definitely intended to be used to make incendiary bombs, set fires, dig bricks, cut ropes, etc. during the riots. He also believed that the wrenches carried by the ninth defendant Zhan Longxiang were intended to be used. Remove the railings or street signs on the side of the road, and convicted two people of possession of offensive weapons.
Case Number: DCCC234/2020
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